How do you know it is a poison?—"Because it does harm to every part of the body, beginning in the stomach."
What harm does alcohol do in the stomach?—"It hinders the stomach from doing its work; it burns the coats of the stomach; it destroys the gastric juice; it hardens the food, so that it cannot be dissolved by the gastric juice."
What does the stomach do with alcohol?—"Drives it out as soon as possible."
Where does the stomach send it?—"Into the liver."
Where does the liver send it?—"To the heart; and the heart sends it to the lungs."
What do the lungs do with the alcohol?—"They drive it out as soon as they can."
Where do the lungs send some of it?—"Through the nose and mouth, into the air."
What harm does the alcohol do in the breath?—"It poisons the air; it tells that some kind of alcoholic liquor has been taken into the stomach."
From what you have learned about alcohol, what do you think is the only safe rule to obey concerning cider, beer, wine, and all alcoholic liquors?—"I must not drink them, if I wish to have a strong and healthy stomach."